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CB/501 - Flood risk & watercourses

Sector: Construction

Categories: Construction industry. General | Building protection. Other | Accident and disaster control | Waterproofing

Overview: Responsible for the development and maintenance of standards for flood risk and river/watercourse engineering, together with integrated drainage strategies. Currently does not mirror any CEN or ISO Technical Committees.

Committee standards activity

In Progress (1)
Reference Standards description
Status ?

The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
BS 85xx Guidance for organisations to develop drainage maintenance plans for non-sewerage flood risk assets.

Categories: Information management | Standardization. General rules | Health and Safety | Accident and disaster control | Building protection | Waterproofing

Proposal begins : 2021-03-30 		Proposal
Published (6)
Reference Standards description
Status ?

The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
BS 8582:2013 Code of practice for surface water management for development sites

Categories: Waterproofing

Published standard begins : 2013-11-28 		Published standard
BS 85600:2017 Post-event flood assessments. Guidance on investigating flooding incidents

Categories: Accident and disaster control

Published standard begins : 2017-07-14 		Published standard
BS 85500:2025 Flood resilient construction. Improving the flood performance of buildings. Guide

Categories: Accident and disaster control | Construction industry. General | Building protection. Other

Published standard begins : 2025-03-27 		Published standard
BS 8533:2017 Assessing and managing flood risk in development. Code of practice

Categories: Waterproofing

Published standard begins : 2017-12-06 		Published standard
BS 851188-2:2019+A1:2021 Flood resistance products. Perimeter barrier systems. Specification

Categories: Building protection. Other

Published standard begins : 2021-11-15 		Published standard
BS 851188-1:2019+A1:2021 Flood resistance products. Building products. Specification

Categories: Building protection. Other

Published standard begins : 2021-11-15 		Published standard
Withdrawn (4)
Reference Standards description
Status ?

The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
BS 85500:2015 Flood resistant and resilient construction. Guide to improving the flood performance of buildings

Categories: Waterproofing | Building protection. Other

Withdrawn begins : 2025-03-27 		Withdrawn
BS 8533:2011 Assessing and managing flood risk in development. Code of practice

Categories: Waterproofing

Withdrawn begins : 2017-12-06 		Withdrawn
BS 851188-2:2019 Flood resistance products. Perimeter barrier systems. Specification

Categories: Building protection. Other

Withdrawn begins : 2021-11-15 		Withdrawn
BS 851188-1:2019 Flood resistance products. Building products. Specification

Categories: Building protection. Other

Withdrawn begins : 2021-11-15 		Withdrawn